A co-executive producer of the popular TV show “Parks and Recreation” died yesterday at the age of 30, USA Today reported. Harris Wittels also was a writer and worked on “Eastbound & Down” and “The Sarah Silverman Program.” He also wrote a book called “Humblebrag” and is credited with coining that term. Police think Wittels might have died of a drug overdose.

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Harris Wittels, who worked as a writer and executive producer on the NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation," was found dead Thursday of a possible drug overdose at his Los Angeles home, police said. He was 30.

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